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crazytown

(7,277 posts)
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 10:48 AM Jul 2019

Statue of Melania Trump erected in Slovenia



A life-sized wooden monument to first lady Melania Trump has been erected in her home town in Slovenia — but locals say the bizarre effigy is an insult to the famous former neighbor, according to a new reports.

The statue near the town of Sevnica — commissioned by American conceptual artist Brad Downey, and carved out of a tree with a chainsaw by local craftsman Ales Zupevc, according to AFP — depicts President Trump’s wife with crude facial features and a formless blue dress as she waves a stumpy hand.

It is supposed to be based on the former model’s appearance at her husband’s inauguration, where she wore a chic powder blue Ralph Lauren — but residents say it looks more like a character from “The Smurfs.”

“It doesn’t look anything like Melania. It’s a Smurfette. It’s a disgrace,” one resident

https://nypost.com/2019/07/05/bizarre-statue-of-melania-trump-erected-in-slovenia/
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Statue of Melania Trump erected in Slovenia (Original Post) crazytown Jul 2019 OP
A perfect tribute to Melanoma. comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #1
wha? louis-t Jul 2019 #2
Those boots tho... Anon-C Jul 2019 #3
It does capture her wooden personality perfectly. CatMor Jul 2019 #4
Bizarre. brer cat Jul 2019 #5
Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery flakey_foont Jul 2019 #6
The face on that statue has too much expression. iwillalwayswonderwhy Jul 2019 #7
Lol Docreed2003 Jul 2019 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2019 #9
It perfectly represents her charisma. n/t BlueStater Jul 2019 #10
They should have used plastic eissa Jul 2019 #11

Docreed2003

(16,863 posts)
8. Lol
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 11:35 AM
Jul 2019

Was going to say, that statues face probably has more likelihood of moving it's facial structure than Melania has...she got the Botox face freeze

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